New book by Mischa Geracoulis examines the media coverage & discourse surrounding the destruction of Armenian cultural heritage in Artsakh & Gaza

Analyzing media coverage in cases where cultural heritage sites have been destroyed during conflict, occupation, and war, this book highlights the important role media play in the preservation of cultural heritage when states or other combatants engage in human rights violations.

Author Mischa Geracoulis discusses how the role of journalism and the media during times of conflict is to report information from the front lines and war zones with integrity, and report accurately when states or other combatants engage in human rights violations. This book examines the media coverage, language, and discourse surrounding two key situations—the destruction of Armenian cultural heritage in Artsakh/Nagorno‑Karabakh and that of Palestinian cultural heritage in Gaza—and explores the ways media coverage has succeeded or failed in accurately illustrating the destruction of cultural heritage as a human rights violation. Geracoulis emphasizes the importance of factual, ethical reporting and sufficient coverage, underlining professional journalistic standards and best practices for the future to ensure similar destruction is not only understood but responded to within a human rights framework.

This book will be of interest to students and scholars of media, journalism, and cultural studies, as well as media professionals interested in the role and influence of media framing and narratives on war, conflict, human rights, and humanitarian response.

Mischa Geracoulis is the ​Managing Editor at Project Censored​ and The Censored Press, contributor to Project Censored’s State of the Free Press yearbook series, ​and a Project Judge​. Her experience as a journalist and editor has long focused on human rights and civil liberties, journalistic ethics and standards, and truth in reporting​. Mischa holds an MA in education concentrated in critical pedagogies and media studies​, and a BA in international development concentrated on the Middle East, North Africa, and Southwest Asia.​ Her forthcoming book​ with Routledge, Media Framing and the Destruction of Cultural Heritage, ​was released in April 2025.